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EDMTJND NOBBIE Editor
W HORACE WBIOHV Assistant
Editor
Kesldim In Honolaln
WEDNESDAY DEO 21 1898
We understand that Mr Hatou
in ro City of Columbia contouds that
Buits in admiralty can only bo beard
in the Federal Courts of the United
States and therefore disputes the
jurisdiction of Mr Judds Court in
the libul suits against the unfortun
ate steamer Mr Hatch probably
knows what he is talking about and
has given a wolcomo opportunity to
our learned Supromo Court to crawl
out of certain awkward dilemmas
SHOCKING NEWS
The Australia brought news to
day which made the missionary oli
garchs look verr blue indeed The
Congressional Commission to Ha
waii which was feted and treated to
the highest kind of jinks while
here have thrown the sacred cir
cle of missionaries and presented
suggestions for a new government
in Hawaii which make the very walls
of the family compacts temple trem
ble It is actually proposed to Rive
to the Hawaiians the rights of Am
erican citizenship and allow them
to vote The same privilege is ex
tended to all whites and Portu
guese who have ever been entitled
to a vote in the islands The Presi
dent will actually be empowered to
aprioint a governor without the ap
proval of the coon cats or the
Thibet ass and worst of all Sena
tor Oullom and MoKinley have de
cided to appoint Judge Zano of
Utah Chief Justice of Hawaii No
leases of government lands will bo
granted in the future for more than
five years which eventually will in
terfere very materially with the
sugar and meat trusts Penal labor
contracts will be abolished at once
and everything done to give the
poor people of Hawaii a fair show
How sadl how shocking how cruel I
But you would haye annexation
and you got it Auwel
Tho Chinese Cases
The Supreme Court is listening
to day to another writ of habeas
corpus in ro Chinese immigrants
The time of the honorable Court
will probably ba occupied in that
business until the Court ceases to
exist Mr Silliman for the peti
tioners opened his argument at 11
oclock this morning and was still
speaking this afternoon Ho will
possibly be followed by Mr Robert
son who was an attorney iu the first
case and has been invited to address
tho Court in the present case Then
comes the Attorney General assisted
by Mr Thurston and tho outlook
is that the argument will not bo
closed to day
Tweuty nine Chinese onboard the
China were refused permission to
land yesterday and tho probability
is that thoy would havo been obliged
to continue thoir voyage It was too
late to issue a writ of habeas corpus
but Mr Robertson was up-to-date
and secured a warrant of arrost for
tho men from the hand of the Chief
Justino Tho men after considera
ble red tapeism were sent to the
Quarantine Station Tho lawrers
aro having a regular picnic Any
body gotting a commish
Camarinoa Refrigerator
Per AUSTRALIA PlumsPeaohoB
Colory Cauliflower Fresh Salmon
OrabB Flounders Frozen Oystor
tin and shell Apples Grapos Qr
anges Figs Lemons Turkeys and
game in soason Cranberries Bur
bank Potatoes Fino Olive Oil Now
Crop of Dry Fruit Nuts Raisins
etc oto
CALIFORNIA FRUIT MARKET
Telephone 878
OUR GOVERNMENTS
Foil Detail for tba Territory
of
Xiiboral Provisions for Citizenship
Embracing almost Everybody
Election Next November
Washington Deo 6 The Presi
dent to day transmitted to CongrosB
the report of tho Hawaiian Commis
sion oonsiBtiug of Senators Oullom
and Morgan Representative Hitt
President Dolo and Judge Froar of
Hawaii together with the text of
tho bills drawn by the commission
for the government of tho islands
as a portion of tho United States
It provides for tho qroction of tho
islands into a territory of tho United
Statos to be styled the Territory of
Hawaii The bill contains provisions
for tho government of the Territory
giving it executive legislative and
judioial officers A Governor Sec
retary of tho Territory a United
States District Judge a United
States District Attorney and a
United States Marshal are to be ap
pointed by tho President and an in
ternal reveuue district and a customs
district aro created
Tho offices of President Minister
of Foreign Affairs Finance and
Public Instruction Auditor General
Deputy Auditor Gonoral Surveyor
General and Marshal are abolished
The officers of the Territory under
the new regime are an Attorney
General with a similar and duties
as now possessed by tho Attorney-
General of the republic of Hawaii
with a few exceptions a Treasurer
with similar powers and duties to
the present Minister of Finance and
such powers and duties regarding
licenses corporations and companies
and partnerships and registration
of prints labels and tradesmarks aB
are now possessed by the Minister
of the Intorinr except as changed
also a Superintendent of Public
Works a Superintendent of Public
Instruction an Auditor and a Dnpti
ly Auditor a Surveyor with the
powers and duties of a Surveyor
Genral and a Chief Sheriff to suc
ceed to tho duties of Marshal of the
republic all to be appointed by tho
Governor
Probably the most important por
tion of the bill is section 4 defining
citizenship which provides that all
white persoue including Portuguese
and persons of African deacent and
all persons descouding from the
Hawaiian race on ejtber the paternal
or maternal aide who were citizens
of tho republic of Hawaii imme
diately prior to the transfer of
sovereignty thereof to tho United
Statos are hereby declared to be
oitizenB of tho United States
Provision is mado for a Legisla
ture to consist of two houses a
Senate to consist of fifteen members
as at present and a House of Repre
sentatives consisting of thirty mem
bers double the membership of tho
House under the Hawaiian republic
Tho members are to be elected at a
general election to be held on the
Tuesday after tho first Monday in
November 1899 and biennially
thereafter The Supremo Court is
to be tho solo judge of tho legality
of olootion to a seat in oithor houso
in case of contest No member of
tho Legislature is to be oligiblo for
appointment or election to any offico
of tho Territory and no officer or
employe notary publio or agent of
tho Territory is to bo eligible to
eleotion as a legislator
There is also a provision that no
person who having been entitled to
qualify and vote prior to October
1897 and since July 1881 failed to
registor as such voter Bhall have a
vote unless hb shall take an oath to
support the constitution of the
Unitod Statos Tho soBsionB of tho
Legislature are limitod to sixty days
in duration and oaah member is
allowed 100 as a salary and 10 cents
a mile for travelling expenses
A Senator is required to bo a male
citizen of tho United Statos 30 years
of ago to havo resided in tho
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Tho Australia Arrives
Our favorite steamer tho Australia
tory throe years to bo tho owner in j waa brought in by Capt Houdlotto
his own right of 2000 worth of
property or to havo during tho
preceding year recoivod 1000 in
aome Representatives must bo 25
yoars old male citizens must havo
lived throo years in Hawaii and
must own proporty or have nn in
come of 250 a year
Voters for Representatives are re
quired to be male citizens 21 years
old and of bno years residence in
tho territory to havo regieterod to
havo paid all taxes due tho Govern
ment and to bo ablo uudorstand
ingly to speak road and writo tho
English or Hawaiian language
To be qualified to voto for Sen
ators a person must possess all those
qualifications and be subject to all
tho conditions required of voters
for Representatives andiu addition
must own in his own right real prop
orty worth 1000 upon which valua
tion legal taxes shall havo boon paid
for the year preceding that in which
ho offers to rpgistor or ho must havo
actually received a money income of
not less than SG00 during tho previ
ous year
Five registration districts aro pro
vided and tho Governor of tho Terri
tory is authorized to appoint regis
tration boards with the advice of
tho Senate
The bill also provides for the
election of a delegate to the Houbo
of Representatives in Congress by
the voters qualified to voto for rep
resentatives in the Legislature this
delegate to possess the same powers
and privileges now accorded to
other delegates in Congress
The Governor is to appoint a
Chief Justice and two Associate
Justices of tho Supreme Court the
JudgeB of the Circuit Court the
members of tho Board of Health
Commissioners of Public Instruc
tion Prison Inspectors Boards of
Registration Inspectors of Election
and other publio boards that may
Continued to 3d page
on oxcbllont limo this morning bhoi
brought nn immense mail and tho
following cabin passougerss
Miss Afong Mrs W A Alters Mrs
M Black Miss Mary G Beokwith
Miss J Brown F Chandler Norman
Olarko and wife N B Dunton H B
Wood 0 E Burkeo and wife W E
Elliott Harold Gray and wife M
Green Mis H Grnn A HnasR
Halstead Mrs 0 E Huns m Mrs A S
Humphrio Thos Keating and wife
J H McGowan and wife J E Miller
Mrs J M Moore and infant E D
Olmstead and wife Miss L M
Rankin H M Rogers Mrs R 0
Spaulding Mrs W R Spaulding
Miss A 0 Stanley Mrs Henry Stock
bridge Jno Usborno and wife
Stylish Millinery at Sachs
T MoOANT STEWART
of tho Now York Bnr
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Kooiu 5 Sprockets Hutlding Ko Si03 Fort
Street
Family Theatre
TO NIGHT
FIKST GLASS
Vaudeville Entertainment
BY THE
CLEVEREST ARTISTS OF THE DAY
NEW SONGS
NEW DANOES
ALL STAIt PERFOKMEK8
Keserred Scuts on Salo at Pacific Cycle
Manufacturing Co
Doors open at 7 S0 Performance at 8
Keserred Chairs 50c General Admis
sion VSc
CHANGE OF BILL
AND SATOKDAY8
WEDNESDAYS
T Y KING Lessee
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Honolulu Dec 19 1898
Ii IS NOT
tho lavish luxury of superabundant
wealth that makes tho home respon
dent with joy and happlnoss but a
refined and cultivated tasto in tho
selection of articles iu which utility
is combiued with chaste ornamenta
tion
The progress of mechanical
science has placed articlos of
rs urns
Vases
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whioh were formerly ouly obtain
able by tho richest within the
means of tho average luoorno earner
Make it an invariable rule of pur
chase to select a thing of beauty as
well as of ubo
Lovely Mirror
icouces
brighten up tho roomB immense
ly while they duplioato the
other triumphsof your taste Wo
have a beautiful selection compris
ing tho most modern styles in
Classic Gothic RonaiBsauce and
Twentieth Centur Tho mirrors
are of tho purest plate glass be
velled or plain and with and with
out sconces
These aro almost adorable for
thoir charming boauty of artistio
and mechanical skill thoPompeiian
and Etrurian aro especially notice-
able for their graceful shhpos
Mantel Clock
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You can fiud to suit all tastes
Our standing lamps are especially
noticeable for their novolty of con
struction and design Dont forgot
our B H radiant burner Ploaso
call and inspect at
TfoA taailn Barawaru Co Li
2GS Fort Stkeet
STILL C3 OE3S ON
The Balance of the Stock having
arrived we are now prepared to sell at
the following prices
Fine White Dress Goods 5 cents a yard Heavy Flannelettes new patterns 10c a yarp
Fino Printed Nainsooks 5 Fine French Organdies 15 yards 100
French Printed Organdies 10 cents a yard Victoria Lawns 32in wide 10 yards 75c
All other Goods at Proportionate Prices
DOLLS JISTID TOS
At your own price the whole Stock must be cleared
HUGS AND CAEPETSAT HALF PRICE
TREMENDOUS BARGAINS IN
All being the very Latest Styles selected from a fashionable Regent Street London Stock
bailor Hats tho Latest Myle 125 each
Table Linen and Napldns at Bargain Prices
i Towels Bedspreads and Blankets must bo sold at any price
Sheetings and Pillow Oases will bo sold at a sacrifice
This is the Opportunity of a Lifetime Embrace It
Ready Made CLOTHING- COLLARS and CUFFS NECKTIES and a Complete
Stock of UNDERWEAR Avill be cleared at any price as we are going out of tho business
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